Value Cleaners in Sarasota robbed by armed male in mid-60s

SARASOTA -- Value Cleaners at 3510 Webber St. in Sarasota was the site of an armed robbery at 1:44 p.m. Saturday, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.

No injuries were reported.

The suspect was described in the report as a white male, mid-60s, wearing a plaid button-down shirt, gray baseball cap, slim build, thin mustache, about 5-foot-11, armed with a silver semi-automatic handgun.

The employee told deputies the suspect entered the store and displayed a handgun, demanded money and the employee complied. The suspect left the area on foot eastbound.

Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Section are investigating.

Anyone with information can call the Criminal Investigations Section at 941-861-4900 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling 941-366-TIPS (8477), online at sarasotacrimestoppers.com.

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